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Volume 104 No. 11
Commission Defers Dec ion on
Disputed Payment on tktlldozer
At a meeting of the Butts
County Board of Commis
sioners Monday, representa
tives from Road Machinery,
Inc. met with the commis
sioners concerning an SB,OOO
lease payment on a bulldozer
whidh Road Machinery
claims is due.
The bulldozer had been
operated by the county last
year.
The commissioners, voic
ing their doubts about the
terms under which the
tractor was contracted, de
cided to let the County
Attorney review the contract
before a decision is reached.
Rufus Adams, chairman of
the Sylvan Grove Hospital
Authority, reported to the
Board that the balance due
for operating the ambulance
service during February was
$2855.15. However, this figure
did not include any collec
tions because the majority of
them are in the form of
Jacksons Second Opera Was
Warmly Received on Saturday
A small but appreciative
audience greeted Saturday
night’s production by the
Augusta Opera Company of
“The Italian Girl in Algiers.”
A severe Spring storm
swept the area hours before
the opening curtain and the
opera’s dramatic scenes
were heightened by the
backdrop of rolling thunder.
Telling the story of
Mustafa, the Bey of Algeria,
who desired to exchange a
rather attractive wife for one
of Italian vintage, the plot
moved from one comic scene
to another as Isabella, the
chosen Italian wife, and
Lindoro, her Italian fiancee,
both found themselves in the
Bey’s court and were
constantly involved in plots
to thwart his wishes.
The 21-piece Atlanta
Chamber Orchestra, under
the direction of Norman
Johnson, conductor, per
formed brilliantly and their
musical accompaniment
gave the entire performance
an air of professionalism that
Flovilla P. 0.
To Be Ready
By September
The U. S. Postal Service
has awarded a contract to
build and lease anew post
office building in Flovilla.
The contract was awarded
to Maxwell M. Sacks, P. O.
Box 38, of Levittown, NY,
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HEART BEAT “77” Mrs. Charlotte Barber, left,
representing the Heart Fund, receives check for $548.26
from Mrs. Doris Cardell, Activity Director at Westbury
Medical Care Home in Jenkinsburg. Residents of the home
wish to thank all who worked and contributed toward this
project. A supper was given at Indian Springs for the
residents who participated in the Rock-A-Thon and the
young people whodid the soliciting (75-80 people). Georgia
Ann Young received an award for turning in the most
money and Mrs. Maude Mason, a resident, received honors
for turning in the most to the Heart Fund.
medicare and medicaid
payments which are made at
a time other than when the
monthly statements for the
ambulance service are pre
pared.
The report also showed
that total charges during
February for ambulance
service was $1,416.00.
Butts County Tax Assessor
Ricky Beauchamp reported
to the Board that about 60
percent of payments of
county taxes have been
received, and he reminded
taxpayers that the deadline
for buying automobile tags is
April 1.
He also said the names of
those people with delinquent
tax payments will be
published according to
Georgia Law.
The Commissioners voted
unanimously to reappoint
Tobe Davis to the County Tax
Appeals Board and an
nounced that one of the
would otherwise have been
lacking.
Sponsoring the opera, the
second brought to Jackson in
successive years by The
Augusta Opera Association,
was the Jackson Theatre
Guild.
Dr. Jo Ann Manley,
president of the local Guild,
welcomed the cast, the
Atlanta orchestra and the
audience to the auditorium
and expressed appreciation
to the many business firms
and individuals who helped
bring the opera to Jackson.
Included in the 13-member
cast were Michael Harrison
and Joseph Amaya, pleasant
ly remembered by the
Jackson audience for their
roles in last year’s “The
Elixir of Love.”
The Jackson Theatre Guild
would especially like to
express gratitude to the
families who provided “Host
Homes” for the opera
company, including Mr. and
Mrs. Tom O’Dell, Mrs.
Elizabeth Robison, Mr. and
11756.
The new post office
building will have 1,067 sq. ft.
of interior floor space and
will be located on the corner
of Head and Lee Streets.
Construction costs will be
paid with private funds and
the building will be leased to
the Postal Service for a basic
period of ten years with
renewal options of 20
additional years.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, March 17,1977
Appeals Board members will
be moving from the county
thereby creating a vacancy.
In other action, the Board
passed a motion requesting
recommendations from the
Mclntosh Trail Area Plan
ning and Development Com
mission (MTAPDC) concern
ing whether certain land
should be used for residential
or commerical use under a
land-use program for sedi
ment and erosion control and
which would pertain to any
type of major excavating.
In addition, Commission
Chairman Mac Collins an
nounced that the county fire
truck is now ready for
operation and the Board
members decided they
should contact the State
Comptroller General to in
quire how insurance rates
would be affected if a
full-time fireman were hired
for the county.
Mrs. Hugh Glidewell, Sr.,
Rev. and Mrs. David Beville,
R. Scott Coleman, Harold
Grant, Mrs. Winnie Moore,
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Potter,
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Wyatt,
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Potts
and Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Brittain.
Among those from out of
town attending the per
formance Saturday evening
were George Bowen and Bob
Jackson, of Atlanta; Corinne
Anderson, GCFA&H, Atlan
ta; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leroy,
Atlanta; David Potts, Jack
son, Miss.; Mrs. Sam Smith,
Monticello, and Mr. and Mrs.
Radcliff, of Athens.
The Jackson Theatre
Guild, organized for the
appreciation of and partici
pation in the performing
arts, is currently holding its
annual membership drive.
Those interested in promot
ing the cultural enrichment
of the community may join
the Theatre Guild by paying
the $2.00 annual membership
fee.
JACKSON RESIDENT
CATCHES BIG BASS
Probably the biggest fish
ever caught in Jackson Lake,
a 22-and-one-half pound
striped bass, was the recent
catch of Roger Kersey of
Jackson and his two grand
sons, Tim and Joe.
Kersey said he caught the
large fish on the type of hook
used for dragging for
drowned victims. He also
reported catching a 10-and
one-half and a six pound
striped bass the same
evening. Jackson Lake was
stocked with striped bass in
1968.
County's Retail Sales Top
$37 Million During 1976
Butts County’s retail sales
for the calendar year 1976
showed a whopping 17 per
cent gain over 1975, on a total
sales gain of $5,446,000,
according to figures just
released by the Georgia
Department of Commerce.
Sales in Butts County for
1976 totaled $37,508,000 as
compared to $32,062,000 for
1975.
Reflecting the same up
ward trend, retail sales in the
County for the last quarter of
1976 were $9,892,000 a healthy
Bob Williamson
Is Ordained
In Savannah
James Robert (Bob) Wil
liamson was ordained to the
Gospel Ministry on Sunday,
March 6th, at 7:30p.m. at the
Bull Street Baptist Church in
Savannah.
Bob was born on December
2, 1951 in Macon, Georgia.
He graduated from the
University of Georgia with a
B.S. Degree in Forest
Resources and from
Southern Baptist Seminary,
Louisville, Kentucky in 1976
with a Master’s Degree in
Religious Education. Bob
entered Bull Street Baptist
Church as Minister of Youth
on June 7, 1976. He had
served in similar positions at
Pinehurst Baptist Church in
Pinehurst, at the Olive
Springs Baptist Church in
Marietta prior to entering the
Seminary and while there
was Minister of Youth at the
Deer Park Church in
Louisville.
Mr. Williamson is married
to the former Margie
Freeman of Atlanta. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
James B. Williamson of
Macon and grandson of Mrs.
Lillian Williamson of Jack
son.
The family has many
friends in Butts County who
are interested in Bob’s
ordination and wish for him
and Margie a bright future as
they serve the Lord.
Forged Check
Is Attempted
To Be Cashed
According to Jackson Po
lice Detective Denny O’Neal,
a forged government tax
refund check was attempted
to be cashed at Mclntosh
Bank Monday.
O’Neal said the check had
apparently been stolen out of
a mail box in the Post Office.
He said two suspects are
being questioned in con
nection with the incident and
that one of the suspects, a
juvenile, has been charged
with forgery and theft of a
government check.
O’Neal added that the
other suspect has not had a
charge officially ' made,
against him and that the
incident is still under
investigation.
CHICKEN STEW
AT STARK
The Stark Friendship Club
will sponsor a Chicken Stew,
Friday night, March 18, at
the Clubhouse. Serving will
begin at 5:00 P.M.
increase over the $8,988,000
recorded for the same period
of 1975.
Retail sales for the entire
state were up 12.0 per cent on
total volume of $19,725,000.
000 for 1976, as compared
with $17,614,000,000 for 1975.
Taxable sales in Georgia
counties are estimated by
calendar quarters of busi
ness and are based on
Georgia Department of Rev
enue data for adjusted gross
tax amounts.
Adjoining counties also
Jackson To
Get Another
Picture Show
The City of Jackson, which
has been without an indoor
theatre for the past 15 years,
is now going to get two.
Neil Baker and Robert
Whitaker, of Baker Enter
prises, Inc., announced this
week plans to open a 280-seat
indoor theatre on Highway
42, across from Daniel Ford
Sales.
According to Baker, the
theatre will open in June of
this year and will “be an
ultra-modern building with
280-rocking chair seats.”
Work on the building has
already begun, with the
foundations being poured last
week.
The announcement follows
one of two weeks ago when
Harry Lewis and Dick
O'Hara announced they
planned to open an indoor
theatre in the building
formerly occupied by Carter
Builders Supply Company.
Jackson To
Offer Small
Engine C linic
Farmers, how many small
gasoline engines do you
have? Do they give you any
trouble ? Is the repair bill too
high?
If so, you may be
interested in attending a
Small Engine Clinic to be
held in the Vocational
Agriculture Department of
Jackson High School, begin
ning Monday, March 28, at
7:30. Classes will also be held
on Tuesday. March 29, and
concluding on Wednesday,
March 30.
The course will include the
operation, maintenance, and
repair of Small Engines.
Those attending will be
requested to bring to the first
class one, 4-cycle small
engine which should not be
taken from the implement it
is running.
Mr. Willie Colvin and Mr.
George Weldon, Vocational
Agricultural Instructors, will
be assisted by Dewey Turner
Jr„ .Area Teacher, in
conducting the classes.
Since the number of class
members will be limited
please contact Mr. Colvin or
Mr. Weldon before March 26.
FISHING PROSPECTS
ARE LOOKING I P
Butts County fishermen
should have better luck this
week, if the forecast of Ben
Gunn, of the Department of
Natural Resources, is accu
rate.
Gunn says Jackson Lake
will be normal and dingy,
good for bass using deep
running plugs, good for
crappie and catfish, fair for
striped bass.
Fishing on the Ocmulgee,
which is rising and muddy,
will be slow for all species,
Gunn savs.
reported increases in retail
sales, although few were as
dramatic as that recorded
locally.
With 000’s omitted, retail
sales for 1976. first, and 1975.
second, of contiguous coun
ties were as follows:
Jasper. 12,332 and 11,988
Lamar, 25,085 and 21,371.
Monroe, 41,033 and 35,225.
Newton, 81,049 and 72,723.
Spalding, 148,611 and
133,179.
Henrv, 73,981 and 63,724.
Awards Given to Outstanding
Young Men in Butts County
The Butts County Jaycees
recently gave awards to
three Butts County men for
achievement and distinction
in three different categories.
David Bur ford, mayor of
Flovilla, was named Young
Man of the Year by the
Jaycees. Burford is employ
ed as a general supply
assistant with the Georgia
Army National Guard and
was listed in the 1976 edition
of Outstanding Young Ameri
cans.
A 1969 graduate of Jackson
High School. Burford has
also served as a city
councilman and vice mayor
of Flovilla. He is married to
the former Gail Cochran and
they have two daughters
Carin. 3, and April, 10
Tax Collections, Tag Sales
Are Moving Slowly in County
Butts County Tax Commis
sioner Ricky Beauchamp
reported that through Mon
day, with only one day to go
before the March 15th
deadline, only about 65 per
cent of the tax bills for 1976
have been collected.
Court contests and litiga
tion over the 1976 tax digest
delayed mailing of the tax
notices until early January.
At that time, taxpayers were
given 60 days, or until March
15th, to settle their 1976 tax
accounts.
Failure to pay by the
deadline will result in a nine
Donations To Bloodmobile Fall
Short of Quota For County
The first visit in 1977 of the
Red Cross Bloodmobile.
March 7, fell short of its
quota of 110 pints when only
64 pints of blood were
collected and a total of 73
persons offered blood.
The Red Cross Blood
mobile which comes to the
county four times a year is
one of the programs financed
by the United Appeal in Butts
County.
Mrs. Kathryn Haisten, a
trustee of the United Appeal
who works closely with the
Red Cross in publicizing the
visits of the bloodmobile,
said she would like to remind
the public that anyone who
gives to the United Appeal is
helping to finance programs
such as the bloodmobile
visits.
Among those offering blood
at the March 7th visit were:
Douglas Brooks, Linda
Johnson, James R. Cook,
Thomas M. Glidewell. Hugh
M Glidewell. Jr.. Bonnie C.
Cook, Daftner Fincher, Lu
cile J. Tyson, Mary Lou
Hauser, Diane Waits, Mark
Kapiloff. Mrs. Sarah S.
O'Neal, Richard H Britton.
Albert Dupree, Jr.. Ricky
Long. David P. Ridgeway,
Sr.
Gordon A. Terrell. Geral
dine P. Wright, Larry
Lunsford, John B Long, W.
months. Burford is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
Burford of Jenkinsburg.
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Receiving the award as
Young Farmer of the Year
was Randy Barnes whose
farm is located in Butts
County.
Barnes, a Vietnam War
veteran who served two
years with the U.S. Marine
Corps, started farming in
1970. During off seasons, he
drives a tractor-trailer truck
over much of the United
States for a trucking com
pany.
Born and raised on a farm
in Henry County, Barnes
attended Henry County
schools until the last two
years of high school w-hen he
per cent penalty charge, with
a minimum of SI.OO. the
levying of a 50 cents fi fa
charge and a collection
charge of $2.50 if the tax bill
is under SIOO or $5.00 on bills
over SIOO.OO. Beauchamp
said.
Auto license sales have
been even slower, the
Commissioner said, with
only about 30 per cent of the
County's 8.000 auto plates
sold to date.
If 1977 tags are not
purchased by Friday. April
Ist. a penalty is added to the
cost of the tag. with the
J Horton. David P. Ridge
way, Jr.. R. W Jenkins,
Perry Ridgeway. Jackie Lee
Cook. Bill Fears. Lewis
Cawthon, Ryland Smith,
Winona R. Cook, David M.
Reems. Richard E. Mur
phree, Carrie Lois Dupree.
Donald L. Cook. Philip
DeMore
Richard L. James, Rudy
Wyatt, Charles Elliott. Ken
ny Smith. James T. Maddox.
William E. Craig. George S.
Weldon. George Barlow.
Porter Cawthon, Leila P
Smith. Virginia Wyatt, Bar
bara B. Maddox, Frances I.
Bowen. Carl Gregg, Joanne
S. Oxenford, Tony P. Boyd.
Doris Singlev.
Stephens M. Williams.
Melinda A. Cook, Pat R
Polk. Charleen B Wise. Rev
Don Folsom. Ozinnia Out
land. Marion Todd. Harold E.
Me Michael, Richard G.
Brooks, Vicki W. Johnston,
Dr. Jack R Newman. Robert
Lee Fincher, G. Lawrence
Morgan. Jr.
Cheryl P Long, Martha
Ann W Cochran, Ricky
Beauchamp. Julia Ann
Ridgeway. Donnie L. Gay.
John B Barnes. Jackie L.
Burford, Alva T Colbert,
Sam M. Colwell
Among those assisting at
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enrolled at Jackson High. He
is married to the former
Sandra Hice of Jacksonville,
Florida. His parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Barnes of
Locust Grove.
Menford Bellamy was
selected by the Jaycees as
Young Educator of the Year.
Bellamy, who attended
Camilla Georgia) Consoli
dated High School and
.Albany State College, has
been a teacher at the Butts
County Early Childhood
Center for five years
A native of Mitchell
County. Georgia, Bellamy’s
grandparents are John and
Ola Mires of Baconton,
Georgia.
penalty being based on the
price of the tag. Beauchamp
reported.
April Ist is also the
deadline for the return of all
real property owned in the
County to the Butts County-
Tax Assessors' office if one is
to take advantage of the
homestead exemption provi
sion in the Georgia law
Beauchamp requested all
tag purchasers to act swiftly,
if they are to avoid the long
lines and confusion of the
rush during the last week in
March.
the National Guard Amory
were Mrs. Catherine Allen.
Mrs. Belle Pettigrew. Mrs.
Janet Marsh. Mrs. Jane
Weaver. Mrs. Nora Ball,
Mrs. Hannah Cook, Mrs.
Clyde Hodges. Mrs. Mervyn
Pope, Mrs. Laura Wright,
Mrs. Helen Spencer, Mrs.
Loretta Browning. Mrs.
Frances Horton, Mrs. Cheryl
Long. Harold Me Michael,
Mack Davis. David Ridge
way, Sr . David Ridgeway.
Jr. and John Long.
JOE. THE HOBO. SEZ:
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Looking at some of the
appointments President Car
ter has made from former
members of his "Peanut
Brigade ", we are afraid he is
likely to discover there were
some real nuts in that bag.